Gosh, what a roller coaster this case has been in terms of emotions, hopes, fears, and beliefs! I have tried SO hard to keep faith that Madeleine is alive, and until evidence turns up, I will always keep a flame burning in my heart - remember Shawn Hornbeck. The difference, in Shawn's and Madeleine's case, however, is the circumstances of their disappearance. Stranger abduction was very high on the list of possibilities with Shawn......not so much with Madeleine. One of the roller coasters that I have ridden in this case, is whether or not to rejoice or collapse in grief over it NOT being a stranger. The thought of Madeleine being in the hands of a pedophile who has terrorized, tormented, and forever stolen the innocence from her radiant soul is unbearable. The thought of her dying a quick death at the hands of the people who were supposed to love and protect her with their very own life's blood is also horrible. Sadly, we here at WS's know that both situations occur, and we grieve in both situations. My thoughts have been equally polarized around the parents. I would feel horrible if they are truly innocent, and they have been suffering in Portugese-law-sanctioned silence over their missing child. If I have misjudged them, and in any way added to their grief I will forever be remorseful. If, on the other hand, they are indeed involved in the death of Madeleine, and have fooled the world for 127 days, I will be angry and shocked at their self-centered betrayal of their daughter and the good hearts of people all over the world. If I had to vote on a scenario right now, God forgive me, but I would vote on the McCann's having knowledge of what happened on that fateful night. I personally believe that Madeleine was given something to make her sleep with the assistance of some of their other doctor friends. She OD'd on the medication, and the coverup began. Numerous parties were involved with either administering the drugs, or they had knowledge of the drugs being used.....possibly because they also used them on their own children. They would all have a very vested interest in participation of the cover up because their own actions would become public, and lives ruined if the truth were known. I believe they hid the body in something like a suitcase in the apartment.....would LE think to look inside a suitcase in the closet for a child that went missing? This would have been easy to then carry out and dispose of in a tourist area where suitcases are as common as beach umbrellas. I hope I am wrong more than anything in the world.